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Lordship of Aarberg

 * References
 * Aarberg

Lordship of Alpen

 * 1074: 1st mention of Alpen
 * to 1330: Owned by Lords of Alpen
 * 1330-1422: Lords of Alpen were also stewards (Vögt) of Archbishopric of Cologne
 * 1354: Alpen received municipal rights and right to coin money
 * ?: Henry of Alpen pawned Alpen Castle to his father-in-law, Gottfried of Honnepel, but failed to redeem it the next year
 * ?: Gottfried of Honnepel purchased castle and lordship of Alpen
 * ?: Rutger of Garstorf, Edelvogt of Cologne, acquired (pledge) Alpen whose family started to us "of Alpen"
 * ?: Alverdis, heiress of Alpen, married John of Neuenahr
 * 1418: Gumprecht of Neuenahr inherited Lordship of Alpen and Erbvogtei of Cologne
 * 1422: Gumprecht II of Alpen transferred the lordship to his nephew Gumprecht of Neuenahr
 * 1422-1602: Counts of Neuenahr-Alpen
 * 1602: Alpen passed to Arnold of Bentheim by marriage to Magdalena of Neunahr


 * Reference
 * Everyday Life in Alpen Castle
 * HIS DATA: Alpen
 * History of Alpen

Lordship of Anholt

 * 1169: HRE Lordship
 * 1621: HRE County


 * 1169: Anholt castle built by William I, Prince-Bishop of Utrecht
 * 1234: Ruled by Lords of Zuylen-Anholt
 * 1300s: Granted immediate status during rule of Stephen I, Lord of Anholt, 1317-1343 1346: Lords of Anholt first minted money
 * 1349: Granted city rights by Theodoric of Anholt
 * 1380: Death of last male of Lord of Anholt; his daughter and heiress Herberga married Hermann III of Gemen died
 * 1399: To Gemen
 * 1402-1641: To Bronchhorst-Batenburg through marriage of Margaret of Gemen
 * 1431: Emperor Sigismund confirmed Bronchhorst-Batenburgs as Lords of Anholt with the rights to mint coinage and hold festivals and immediate status
 * 1641-1810: Inherited by the Princes of Salm-Salm through marriage to the heiress of Count Theodoric IV (d.1641)
 * 1653: Imperial Estate of Bench of Counts of Westphalia 1738: Line of Salm-Salm died out; Anholt passed to the line of Salm-Hoogstraten (renamed Salm-Salm in 1739)
 * ?-1813: French occupation
 * 1815: To Prussia


 * References
 * History of Anholt

Lordship of Bedburg

 * References
 * HIS DATA: Lordship of Bedburg

Lordship of Bellelay
c1400's: Held by the Abbots of Bellelay

Lordship of Bendorf

 * ?: Partitioned between the Counts of Sayn-Hachenburg and Sayn-Altenkirchen

Lordship of Bludenz

 * 1394: Lordship of Bludenz sold by Counts of Werdenberg-Heiligenberg to & incorporated into the Habsburg possessions]

Lordship of Brandis

 * ?: The Barons of Brandis inherited the northern part of the present-day Liechtenstein, the Lordship of Schellenberg

Lordship of Breda
?: Alix, heiress of Philip (d.1323) of Breda sold it to Brabant
 * 1000's: A direct fief of the Holy Roman Empire
 * 1098-1125: Henry I, Lord of Breda
 * 1350: Breda sold to John of Polanen (d.1377)
 * ?: Breda passed to the Counts of Nassau-Dillenburg through marriage of its heiress, Joanna (d.1445) to Engelbert of Nassau-Dillenburg
 * 1252: Breda granted municipal rights


 * Breda

Lordship of Breiteneck

 * (Breitenegg)


 * References
 * History of Breitenbrunn & Breitenegg

Lordship of Breuberg

 * 1323: Knightly family which owned Breuberg castle died out; Breuberg passed to Wertheim & Erbach
 * 1500's: Wertheim portion of Breuberg passed to Lowenstein
 * 1500's: Eberhard XV of Erbach (d.1559) inherited hald of Lordship of Breuburg


 * Reference
 * Breuberg Castle
 * Erbach
 * Wertheim Castle

Lordship of Broich

 * 883: Broich castle for defense against Viking attacks
 * Under overlordship of Dukes of Berg
 * Freed from Dukes of Berg
 * 1372: Line of Lords of Broich became extinct; passed to Counts of Limburg-Styrum
 * 1413: Dukes of Berg regained overlordship after decline of Counts of Limburg
 * 1432: Dukes of Cleves conquered Broich
 * 1439: Start of new line called Counts of Limburg-Broich
 * 1508: To Counts of Dhaun-Falkenstein
 * 1682: To Counts of Leiningen
 * 1806: Lordship of Broich abolished.


 * References
 * HIS DATA: Lordship of Broich
 * Lordship of Broich


 * Map
 * Broich, 1819

Lordship of Budingen

 * Büdingen
 * 1131: 1st mention of Gerlach I as Lord of Budingen
 * 1170: Lords of Budingen become Burgraves of Gelnhausen
 * 1219: 1st mention of Budingen Castle
 * 1240: Gerlach II dies and Lords of Budingen become extinct & possessions inherited by Lords of Beuberg & Lords of Isenburg
 * 1258: Ludwig of Isenburg is name co-heir of Lords of Budingen
 * 1287: Division of Budinggen among the sons of Heinrich of Isenburg
 * 1290: Dispute between Lords of Isenburg and Lords of Breuberg over Budingen
 * 1323: Budingen Castle becomes seat of the Lords of Isenburg after extinction of Lords of Breuberg
 * 1330: Emperor Ludwig the Bavarian awards Luther of Isenburg, Lord of Budingen, market rights in his territory
 * 1324: Lords of Isenburg inherit the portion of Lords of Breuberg which became extinct
 * 1442: Budingen becomes an imperial county
 * 1517: In division of Isenburg, Budingen goes to Isenbutg-Birstein
 * Until 1806: Budingen remains with the princely line of Isenburg-Birstein
 * 1635-1642: Budingen possessed by Landgrave George II of Hesse-Darmstadt
 * References
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Lordship of Cottbus
1156: 1st mention of Cottbus 1199-1445: To Lords of Cottbus 1462: To Prince-Electors of Brandenburg 1807-1813: To Kingdom of Saxony

Lordship of Dachstuhl

 * (Dagstuhl)

Lordship of Dahn

 * Reference
 * Lords of Dahn

Lordship of Dyck

 * 1094: 1st mention of "Hermanus de Dicco"
 * 1359: Fief of Dukes of Guelders
 * 1389-1806: HRE Lordship
 * 1394: Line died out with Gerhard II of Dyck
 * 1394: Inherited by John V of Reifferscheid who started the Reifferscheid-Dyck line
 * 1455: John VI of Reifferscheid-Dyck acquired County of Upper and Lower Salm by marriage to Irmgard of Alfter & the hereditary marshalship of Cologne
 * 1794: French occupation
 * 1815: To Prussia


 * References
 * Dyck Castle
 * Dyck Castle
 * History of the Castle and Lordship of Dyck
 * Lordships of Dyck and Reifferscheid
 * Regnal Chronologies


 * Map
 * Location Map of Dyck, 1789

Lordship of Egloff

 * Eglofs
 * 817: Egloff mentioned for 1st time
 * 1243: Emperor Frederick II purchased county, castle, inhabitants and rights to Egloff from Hartmann of Gruningen for 3200 silver Marks


 * References
 * History of Eglofs

Lordship of Ehrenberg

 * 1100's: ist mention
 * 1647: Line Lords of Ehrenberg died out

Lordship of Esens
1464: Lordship of Esens recognized Ulrich Cirksena of East Frisia as its feudal lord. 1540: To Counts of Rietberg 1581/1600: To Counts of East Frisia by marriage

Lordship of Fleckenstein

 * 1250:Division into Fleckenstein-Dagstuhl, Fleckenstein-Soultz-sous-Forêts and Fleckenstein-Bickenbach
 * 1467: HRE Barony


 * References
 * Fleckenstein Castle in Alsace

Lordship of Freudenberg

 * References
 * Freudenberg Castle Pictures

Lordship of Friesland

 * 1579: To United Provinces

Lordship of Gedern

 * 780: First mention of Gedern in Budingen in a document in the Abbey of Lorsch
 * 1247: To the Lords of Breuberg
 * 1323: To the Lords of Trimberg
 * 1356: Emperor Karl IV grants Gedern market rights
 * 1376: To Eppenstein-Konigstein
 * 1535: To Counts of Stolberg
 * 1677: Gedern was seat of the Counts of Stolberg-Gedern
 * 1742:

Lordship of Gemen

 * 1640: Schaumburg-Gemen divided between Hesse-Kassel & Lippe-Alverdisen


 * References
 * Gemen Castle


 * Gemen History
 * Hesse-Cassel

Lordship of Geroldseck

 * ?-1472: Lords of Geroldseck owned Sulz; 1519-1534: Lords of Geroldseck owned Sulz


 * References
 * Lords of Geroldseck

Lordship of Gimborn

 * Since the 1200s, Gimborn belonged to the Lords of Sankt Gereon in Cologne, Berg, Mark, Kruwell, Burtscheid, Nesselrode and Harff
 * 1273: Pawned by Count Adolf of Berg to Count Engelbert of Mark
 * 1400s: Gimborn is mentioned as a fief of Sankt Gereon in Cologne
 * ?: To Lords of Kruwell
 * ?: To Lords of Burtscheid
 * ?: To Lords of Nesselrode
 * ?: To Lords of Quade
 * ?: To Lords of Harff
 * 1550: Anna of Harff married William of Schwarzenberg
 * 1610: Gimborn elevated to the "Unterherrschaft" of Brandenburg
 * 1631: Imperial Lordship
 * 1682: County
 * 1782/1783: Sold to the Counts of Wallmoden
 * 1806: To the Grand Duchy of Berg
 * 1815: To Prussia


 * References
 * Gimborn Castle

Lordship of Gronau

 * References
 * 

Lordship of Groningen

 * 843-1217: Groningen ruled by counts in the Holy Roman Empire
 * ?: To Bishops of Utrecht
 * 1512: In Burgundian Imperial Circle
 * 1579: To United Provinces


 * References
 * A Brief History of Groningen
 * Map of Groningen

Lordship of Hohenberg

 * References
 * The Lordship of Hohenberg and Margraviate of Burgau

Lordship of Jagdberg

 * 1397: Lordship of Jagdberg acquired by Habsburgs

Lordship of Jever

 * 1438: The state of Jever was founded, which was the first state to comprise all of Friesland
 * 1575: Annexed to Oldenburg
 * 1667: Annexed to Anhalt-Zerbst as a exclave
 * 1793: Annexed to Russia
 * 1806: French occupation
 * 1807: Ceded by Russia to France
 * 1807: To Kingdom of Holland
 * 1810: To France
 * 1814: Russian occupation
 * 1814: Oldenburg administration
 * 1818: Ceded to Oldenburg


 * References
 * Maria, Lady of Jever until 1575
 * Maria, Regent of Friesland
 * Maria of Jever
 * About East Frisian Rulers

Lordship of Kempenich

 * References
 * History of the Lordship of Kempenich

Lordship of Kniphausen

 * Knyphausen


 * Lordship
 * 1438: Lordship of Knyphausen
 * 1588: Imperial Baron
 * 1624: Imperial Lordship of Knyphausen
 * 1658: Imperial County
 * 1600s: Part of Friesland
 * 1667: To Counts of Aldenburg
 * 1733: To Counts of Bentinck
 * 1807: Ceded by France to Prussia
 * 1808: To Kingdom of Holland
 * 1810: To France
 * 1813: To Oldenburg
 * 1818: Barony of Knyphausen (restored under suzerainty of Oldenburg
 * 1825: Knyphausesn a semi-sovereign Lordship under Oldenburg rule
 * 1854: Ceded to Oldenburg


 * Territorial Possessions
 * Sengwarden
 * Federwarden
 * Accum


 * References
 * Biographic encyclopedia for East Frisia
 * German States to 1918: F-M

Lordship of Kronberg

 * 1230: 1st mention of “Cronenburg”. Hartmut von Eschborn established castle upon order of the Emperor and called himself after the castle of Cronberg as a fief archbishopric of Mainz.
 * 1330: Cronberg granted municipal rights
 * 1367: Emperor Charles IV invests Lords of Kronberg with imperial immediate status
 * 1552: Hartmut XII of Cronberg sided with Franz of Sickingen during the imperial knights' war
 * 1524: Philip of Hesse besieged castle which surrendered to the invaders. Hartmut fled to Switzerland
 * 1541: Kronberg lords regained possession of castle
 * 1704: Last Lord of Kronberg died; fief returned to Mainz
 * 1804: Upon dissolution of Electorate of Mainz, Kronberg passed to Nassau


 * References
 * Kronberg Castle: History
 * Lords of Kronberg in Rothenberg

Lordship of Mechelen

 * Malines

Lordship of Messkirch

 * Meßkirch

Lordship of Munzfelden

 * Münzfelden

Lordship of Mylendonk

 * Millendonk

Lordship of Ollbruck

 * Ollbrück

Lordship of Overijssel

 * 1579: To United Provinces

Lordship of Pallandt

 * References
 * Baron of Pallandt

Lordship of Pettingen

 * Reference
 * The Lordship of Pettingen

Lordship of Platen

 * 1630: Barony
 * ?: Acquired Hallermund
 * 1707: Formed County of Platen-Hallermund

Lordship of Plesse

 * 1571: Line of lords died out; passed to Hesse

Lordship of Rappoltstein

 * Reference
 * The Lords of Rappolstein

Lordship of Reifferscheid

 * References
 * History of Reifferscheid Castle
 * Chronology of Reifferscheid
 * HIS DATA: House of Reifferscheid

Lordship of Kronberg

 * References
 * The Counts of Kronberg in Rothenberg
 * Kronberg Castle History

Lordship of Rothenberg
1349: Emperor Charles IV pawned Rothenberg to Engelhard of Hirschhorn
 * References
 * Rothenberg Ruling Families
 * Rothenberg Pawned to Hirschhorn

Lordship of Schellenberg

 * 1200s: Knights of Schellenberg received lands from Hohenstaufen Emperor
 * 1317: Sold to Counts of Werdenberg to pay debts
 * 1792: In Council of Princes (with Vaduz)


 * References
 * Hans Ulrich of Schellenberg

Lordship of Schonau

 * Schönau

Lordship of Segenberg

 * ?: Lordship; 1628: Imperial County of Segenberg (for the Waldstein/Wallenstein family)

Lordship of Staufen

 * Stauffen

Lordship of Staufeneck
1333: To Lords of Rechberg in Staufeneck 1559: Rechberg-Staufeneck line died out
 * 1080 or 1240: Staufeneck Castle buil
 * 1080-1333: Lords of Staufeneck

Lordship of Tarasp

 * Trasp
 * Title: Princely Count of Tarasp


 * 1170: Inherited by the Lords of Reichenberg
 * 1200's: Lorship of Tarasp (Herrschaft Tarasp) under Counts of Tyrol
 * 1239: To Counts of Tyrol as a fief of the Bishops of Chur
 * Late 1200's: To Lords of Matsch, a cadet line of the original Lords of Tarasp
 * 1464: Under Habsburg rule
 * 1624: Counts made princes of the Holy Roman Empire; Princely County of Tarasp (Gefürstete Grafschaft Tarasp).
 * 1683: To Princes of Dietrichstein
 * 1684: Acquired by the princes of Dietrichstein.
 * 1792: In Council of Princes
 * 1798: Incorporated into the Drei Bünde.

<!--The name Tarasp is derived from “terra aspera” (wasteland) and might point out that the castle lay in the middle during its reestablishment in a Rodungsgebiet. Originally perhaps the founders, the noble-free sex of the Mr. von Tarasp, were particularly in the Vintschgau wealthy and originated from upper Italy. The beginnings of the castle are enough into the second half of the 11. Jhdts. back. 1090 is already mentioned four brothers of the family “into castro de Taraspes”. The fortress was at that time still another modest plant and covered probably only the area of the core castle. The today visible, monumental castle plant goes mainly on 13. Jhdt. and sequential later extensions back.

1160 gave IIITH of Tarasp its portion of the castle the diocese Chur, which led to a bad family controversy to Ulrich. Its nephew Gebhard resigned himself not to it, attacked the castle and killed the bischöfliche crew. Ulrich III., his cousin Egino of Matsch and the bishop besieged thereupon Tarasp and forced the delivery of the castle. Gebhard was allowed to keep it however, by committing itself to leave in case of its childless dying also its legal portion the diocese.

Already around 1170 the powerful sex became extinct tare by, their castle came in unsettled way to the Mr. von Reichenberg in the Vintschgau. 1239 sold Swiker of realm mountain Tarasp at the count von Tirol. From this the castle went around the center 13. Jhdts. to the Mr. von Matsch over, who confine used the founder family were. When it came 1297 to a Erbteilung, received Ulrich from Matsch among other things the castle Tarasp. Its descendants turned out around the center 14. Jhdts. into a strong lean-legal dependence on the county Tirol. Also under habsburgischer sovereignty however those remained Mat castle gentlemen and could maintain their rights 1421 also against the diocese Chur, which because of tare by donation of 1160 still the requirement on the castle raised.

1464 sold the Mr. von Matsch Tarasp for 2000 guldens at duke Sigmund, which led to a feud between the Unterengadinern and Austria. 1467 were agreed upon that the rule Tarasp was to remain Austrian, but did not come the conflict not to the peace. Konfessionelle contrasts between to a large extent Protestant Unterengadin and the catholic Tarasp did not make the things simpler: one furnished 1548 and also 1578 on the castle as can be prove on a FE storage, finally 1612 Tarasp by the valley people conquered themselves and was devastated. A fire after a thunderbolt continued to add 1625 to the fortress.

Starting from 1687 the princes of Nikolsburg in Mähren Tarasp possessed as hereditary Reichslehen, the military and jurisdiction in tax matters the whereabouts however with Austria. Last Instandstellungsarbeiten at the castle was made 1732, before the rule Tarasp was awarded to the canton grey federations as last Austrian enclave in Switzerland 1803. -->


 * References
 * Tarasp Castle
 * Picture of Tarasp Castle

Lordship of Tannhausen

 * Thannhausen
 * 1665: Imperial County of Chanhassen (for Sinzendorf house)

Lordship of Utrecht

 * 1579: To United Provinces

Lordship of Varel

 * 1123: 1st mention of Varel
 * To Counts of Oldenburg
 * 1667: To Counts of Aldenburg
 * 1733-1854: Passed by marriage to Counts of Bentinck
 * 1811: French occupation
 * 1813: To Grand Duchy of Oldenburg


 * References
 * History of Varel
 * Varel Chronology

Lordship of Wels

 * 1792: In Council of Princes

Lordship of Welsheim

 * Welzheim

Lordship of Wevelinghoven
?-1354: Lordship
 * 1354-1801: To Archbishopric of Cologne

1492-1513: House of Bentheim-Steinrut (elder line)
 * Rulers
 * ?-1446House of Wevelinghoven
 * ?-?: Frederick I
 * ?-?: William I
 * ?-?: William II
 * 1439-1446: Anna of Wevelinghoven
 * 1446-1492 House of Gemen
 * 1446-1482: Henry of Gemen
 * 1492-1498: Everwin I of Bentheim-Steinfurt
 * 1498-1553: Arnold I of Bentheim-Steinufrt
 * 1553-1566: Arnold II
 * 1566-1606: Arnold III


 * References
 * HIS DATE: Wevelinghoven

Lordship of Wickeradt

 * Wickrath

Lordships of Winneburg

 * 1679: Imperial County

Lordship of Witten

 * Wittem